Xerus Hemprich and Ehrenberg, 1833 . Symb. Phys. Mamm., vol. 1, sig. ee.

TYPE SPECIES: Sciurus (Xerus) brachyotis Hemprich and Ehrenberg, 1833 (= Sciurus rutilus Cretzchmar, 1828).

SYNONYMS: Euxerus Thomas, 1909; Geosciurus Smith, 1834 .

COMMENTS: Includes Euxerus, Geosciurus, and Xerus as subgenera (Amtmann, 1975; Ellerman, 1940; Moore, 1959).